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FIRST LOOK: Kalex has the Triumph 765cc motor in its Moto2 bike. And it’s bench testing the beast right now. Here’s some video too. STUNNING!
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“These are the first images of the motorcycle with the Triumph engine in the test bench. At the moment, everything works. We have mounted a standard motor, but with the right oil pan, in addition to a standard control unit,” said the CEO of Kalex, Alexandre Baumgärtel to the Speedweek.com website. It’s way early in the development of the Moto2…
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Behind the scenes of the new Vespa Electtrica
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Our friends at Motociclismo Italy have spent some with Antonio Cappellini, Vespa’s Product Development Manager, to find out about the new Vespa Electtrica. How long have you been working on this electric Vespa? “The project started in 2016, but was born as an evolution of the experiences acquired by the Piaggio Group since the days…
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Honda CB750 – 50th Anniversary Celebration
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The first Honda CB750 was launched at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 1968 – and this year celebrates its 50th Anniversary. To celebrate, a special CB750 SOHC Celebration Day will be held at The David Silver Honda Collection museum in Leiston, Suffolk on Saturday 29th September 2018. To commemorate the special occasion, David Silver’s…
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VIDEO: Richard Hammond rides a TVS Star HLX across Mozambique for the Grand Tour Season Finale
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Famed for their four-wheeled TV endeavours, the chaps from the Grand Tour occasionally decide to opt for two-wheels instead – and in the season finale, Richard Hammond took a TVS Star HLX across Mozambique. For the Grand Tour season finale, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May decided to end world hunger (and by world,…
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Alaska to Argentina on an electric motorcycle?
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A team of three determined travellers are planning to undertake the longest ever expedition undertaken on electric motorcycles – hoping to ride from Prudhoe Bay in Alaska all the way to Tierra del Fuego in Argentina. The Expedition Electric team are aiming to travel 25,000 miles through fifteen different countries using custom-built electric motorcycles. It…
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Arai unveils its new Isle of Man TT RX-7V for 2018
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Arai has unveiled its new Isle of Man TT helmet for 2018 – adorning its full face top of line sports helmet, the RX-7V, with the iconic red and black TT graphics. The first Arai helmet to celebrate the TT was presented way back in 2007, marking 100 years of road racing on iconic mountain…
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VIDEO: Elbow down is so last year… it’s all about the ‘bars down now…
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Check out this video from Alta Motors showing its bikes being worked pretty hard. The film last just over a minute and a half and there’s a cracking bit of ‘bar sliding going on around the 30 second mark. We like it.
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Next-gen Hayabusa: Suzuki patents semi-automatic transmission for the bike
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News has emerged Stateside of a series of patents from Suzuki that has the next-generation Hayabusa fitted with a semi-automatic transmission. The patents have been filed by the Japanese company with three sets of the design being registered each in Japan, Germany and the USA. First reported on by www.motorcycle.com, the files show the use…
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VIDEO: Max Anstie and Gautier Paulin get to grips with the 2018 Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing MXGP machines
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Husqvarna Motorcycles has released an official pre-season video of the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing MXGP team, showing team riders Gautier Paulin and Max Anstie getting to grips with their new rides ahead of the 2018 season. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhdawTNqSPM Following a solid debut season aboard FC 450 machinery in which he secured third in the 2017…
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VIDEO: Bristol bike thieves torch 1951 Triumph Thunderbird
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Bike thieves in Bristol set fire to a stolen 1951 Triumph Thunderbird, after demanding £1,000 in ransom from its owner. The group took to the ‘biketakerrr’ Instagram page, bragging about being in possession of the bike, and threatened to burn it, unless the owner paid them £1,000 for its safe return. After failing to pay,…
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